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… and let / Thy feet, millenniums hence, be set / In midst of knowledge, dream’d not yet.
Alfred Lord Tennyson, 1842
Curriculum Philosophy
Our curriculum at Dover Grammar School for Girls is academically rigorous, knowledge-rich and based on high expectations for all our students.
Our curriculum is both pastoral and academic; the purpose of which is to achieve excellence – socially, intellectually and morally. Our curriculum shapes the character of our students, providing them with the traits needed for employability; the cultural capital needed for success in life; and the resilience to bounce back and not fear failure. Our curriculum is designed to foster a sense of respect, empathy and pride in the diversity of our local community and its rich history. Ultimately, our curriculum aims to meet the diverse needs of our students and to empower them to develop the independence, moral purpose and intellectual flexibility necessary to flourish in an increasingly competitive world.
An Inclusive Curriculum for All
Our curriculum is coherently planned to ensure that all our students develop the knowledge and skills for future learning and employment. Subjects are rich in cultural capital and are designed to give all students the knowledge and skills required to succeed in life.
Lesson content and teaching methods take into account the needs of all learners, including students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, and is adapted accordingly to ensure all our learners are able to engage fully in learning.
Extra curricular activities such as House Days and Enrichment activities are planned to ensure equality of opportunity and diversity. Through our curriculum students are taught to understand and appreciate difference in the world and respond with respect.
For full information on how the school fulfils its obligations to Equality and SEND, please follow links to these pages of the website.
KS3
KS4
Specific details about the curriculum are contained within our curriculum policy and each subject area on the website.
If you wish to find out more information about the curriculum, please contact Ms N Hay Deputy Headteacher nhay@dggs.kent.sch.uk
Curriculum
- Curriculum Overview
- Subject Information
- KS3 Curriculum Overview
- KS4 Curriculum Overview
- KS5 Curriculum Overview
- Reporting and Assessment
- Homework
- Examinations
- Extra Curricular
- Exceptional Potential
- Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Education
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- 📣We are extremely proud of one of our Year 11 students who has recently participated in the Kent Gymnastics competition at the weekend. She demonstrated her skills by succeeding in achieving a 1st place and 2 x second places in floor, beam & overall gymnastics! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/aUk5JjogQF
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- 📣We are extremely proud of one of our Year 11 students who has recently participated in the Kent Gymnastics competition at the weekend. She demonstrated her skills by succeeding in achieving a 1st place and 2 x second places in floor, beam & overall gymnastics!🏆 pic.twitter.com/Ja4FXvIpN8
- Very proud of one of our Y12 student who played for the England Rugby Centre of Excellence, South East, against Saracens Centre of Excellence. Well done 👏@EnglandRugby@Saracens#rugby #inspirational #goforit pic.twitter.com/cPI0I4jiJM
- Our 2023 Sixth Form Open Evening timetable is now live, please click the link below to see what is on offer and plan your evening. We look forward to welcoming you on Thursday 23rd November 2023, 6pm.🧑🎓https://t.co/9A4LmCeZhs#Openevening #Sixthform #Buildyourlegacy pic.twitter.com/gtzvYhDpR2
- 🏉🏉Very proud of one of our Y12 student's who played for the England Rugby Centre of Excellence, South East, against Saracens Centre of Excellence. Well done 👏@EnglandRugby @Saracens #rugby #inspirational #goforit pic.twitter.com/inX7mnoTuC
- Absolutely delighted to host the Computer Science Professional Development Group meeting @DGGS! Let's shape the future of CS education together .📣 Thank you📣 Professor Peter Millican @UniofOxford for sharing his 🐢Turtle System Software @CompHubKent #Computing #TheTurtleSystem pic.twitter.com/CW8uKqAyYo
- Our GCSE and A level students🔖listened to an inspiring mobile software development talk 🖥️ It was exciting to see the endless possibilities in the tech world. Let's encourage more students to dive into computer science at KS5 & beyond! #IsaacCompSci #WeAreComputing #Inspiration pic.twitter.com/E60zWOpOCO
- This week we are celebrating #oddsocks where we encouraged the students to wear odd socks to celebrate diversity and uniqueness amongst our community! This years theme is #makeanoise 📣 Safe to say, the students socks really did make a noise!🧦 pic.twitter.com/sxPYy8mgxq